Hinge



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w. comma amen Filed De'c. 27, 1919- 'IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII l INVENTOR'msmomvsy Patented Feb. 19, 1924.

I UNiTE s'rw HENRY w. ooitnirie, on onnvliznew),v 0HIO.

HINGE.

Application filed December 27, 1919. Serial No. 347,759,

of Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have inventedcertain: new

and useful Improvements in Hinges, of I provided with an opening 4*toreceivethe which the following is a specification."

This lI1VeI1l3lOI1" relates to hinges and has special reference to thatclass of hinges adapted'for connecting av sewing or other machine to1135' SUPPOIlZlIlgtiLblB 1n a manner whereby themachine may: beitiltedina direction to expose the mechanism at its under sidefor ad ustment,repairs, or other desired purpose;

tially concealed fromrview so as not to do face or disfigure the upperor exposed-surface ofathe supporting table.

Another object of the invention is. to pro-- vide an improved hingeconstruction of the type in question that will permit of an effectiveconnection between the hinge and the table or like support withoutstrain on the screws or similar fastening means, and also without strainon the table or wood-work such as would tend to crack or injure thesame.

These, and other objects to be hereinafter referred to, are attained bythe novel construction, arrangement and combination of parts asillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a topplan view of a portion of a sewing machine and sewing machine tableconnected by a pair of my improved hinges.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail, in side elevation and section, showing oneof, the hinges and its connection with the sewing machine and sewingmachine table.

Fig. 3 is an edge view of a-portion of the table with one of the hingesconnected therewith, and- Fig. 4c is a top plan of one of the hingesdisconnected from the table.

Similar reference characters indicate like parts in the several figuresof the draw- Jnly so much of a table and a machine are the portion oftable shown being indicated at 2, and'the machineat 3'."

The table 3, like the tables or platforms of all sewing machine standsor cabinets, is

machine, or' rather the mechanism at the under side of the" bed-plate ofthe machine,

the bed-plate itself being usually formed at its ends to overlieand'rest upon the table,

as shown in Fig. 1. For cohnecting'theinachine with its supporting tablein a manner to permit of its being tilted'upward to eX- ,pose themechanism atits underside, a pair FATE NT; o'F FI'CE. I

it here shown as is necessary to illustratethe'" application and use ofmy improved hinge,

of hinges are usually employed, as indicated in'Fig. 1, which:connectwith themachine at its rear edge: Ass-both hinges" are similarlyconstructed, mounted and operated, I a detailed: descriptionof one"onlywill' here be made.

The hinge comprisestwo main menibers pivotally 'connected'together, oneof which,

indicated at5, is-"adapted'to be attachedto the table in a stationaryposition, and the other of which, indicated at 6, is adapted to beattached to the machine.

The stationary .hinge member 5 is here shown as formed with twoconnected par allel walls 7, 7, which are adapted to be seated in avertical groove or cut-out ,8 in one edge of the table 2 with their topand front ends substantially flush with the adjacent surfaces of thetable as shown. Located between these walls and connected with themtherewith by means of a fastening screw10- engaging said tongue within arecess 11at its under side, as shown in Fig. 2.

As a means for securing the stationary member 5 inconnection with thetable, I haveprovided thesame with lateral flanges or extensions 12,12,at opposite sides thereofwhich project into horizontal groove sections14, 14, formed in the table about midway between its upper and lowersurfaces an intersecting the vertical groove 8, as

flanges 12, and these, by reason of their sub stantial area within thewood-work of the table, so distributes the strain on the latter as topreclude the liability of the member ,5 being withdrawn from itsconnection with the table under such strain, and also by reason of suchextended distribution of strain on the wood-work, liability of crackingor breaking thelatter is effectually avoided.

Preferably and as here shown the member 5 is fastened in its seat withinthe table by means of fastening screws 15, which are entered throughopenings 16 in the flanges 12 from the under side of the table. Thesefastening screws, however, are merely for the purpose of holding themember 5 against horizontal displacement in its seat and are notsubjected to any vertical strain, which latter, as before stated, istaken wholly by the horizontal flanges 12.

Themember 5 can be made up in any suitable'or desired Way, butpreferably and'as here shown, the several parts thereof are made orstruck up from a single piece of metal, the vertical Walls 7, 7, beingformed from one piece bent upon itself, and the flanges 12, 12, beingoutwardly bent extensions of said walls, as shown. 1

The hinge construction as shown and described is simple and inexpensiveto make and is also capable of ready and convenient connection with anddisconnection from the machine and its supporting table.

What I claim is 1. In combination, a table having in one edge thereof avertical groove and a con-.

cealed intersecting horizontal groove, a hinge supporting member seatedwithin said vertical groove and having a lateral extension projectinginto the horizontal groove,

and a hinge member pivotally connected I 3. In combination, a tablehaving in one edge thereof a vertical groove and concealed intersectinghorizontal groove sections, a hinge supporting member seated within saidvertical groove and comprising twoconnected spaced walls each having alateral extension projecting into the horizontal groove sections, and ahinge member pivotally connectedwith said supporting member between thespaced walls thereof.

Signed at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, this9th; day of December A. D. 1919.

HENRY WV. COR-NING.

